Vladimir Olegovich Nikitin (; born 22 March 1990) is a Russian professional boxer. He is best known for getting gifted the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics against Irish boxer Michael Conlan.
Amateur career Nikitin gained a bronze medal in the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships, losing to gold medallist John Joe Nevin in the semi-final. Later that year, he won silver at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships, losing in the final to Azerbaijan's Javid Chalabiyev.
In the 2016 Olympics Nikitin secured another medal by reaching the semi-finals. His defeats of Chatchai Butdee and top seed Michael Conlan on judges decisions in the previous two rounds saw the Thai and Irish camps both question the integrity of the judges. Nikitin withdrew from the semi-final due to injuries sustained from the Conlan fight, but took home a bronze medal.
Vladimir Nikitin's final fight took place in Syktyvkar at a tournament dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Komi Republic. The fight for the championship belt of the Eurasian Boxing Parliament with a representative of Tanzania Ally Mwerangi took place on August 19, 2022. Nikitin won.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes9Win7–1–1Ally MwerangiUD1019 Aug 20228Win6–1–1Tello LithebeRTD3 (8), 26 Nov 20217Win5–1–1Rauf AghayevRTD3 (8), 22 Jul 20216Draw4–1–1Yerzhan ZalilovSD823 Jan 20215Win4–1Oleksandr YegorovUD85 Dec 20204Loss3–1Michael ConlanUD1014 Dec 20193Win3–0Juan TapiaMD617 Mar 20192Win2–0Clay BurnsUD620 Oct 20181Win1–0Edward KakemboUD628 Jul 2018
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